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When I got my first commission after Habitat, for a few weeks I couldn't draw.

Moshe Safdie

Architecture is not about building the impossible, which we can do if we have enough money and enough tools and enough computers, it is about building what is appropriate and about attaining beauty through such an approach. I describe this premise as inherent buildability and I believe it is central to what I do.

Moshe Safdie

He who seeks truth shall find beauty. He who seeks beauty shall find vanity. He who seeks order shall find gratification. He who seeks gratification shall be disappointed. He who considers himself the servant of his fellow beings shall find the joy of self-expression. He who seeks self-expression shall fall into the pit of arrogance.

Moshe Safdie

Moshe Safdie

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Born: July 14, 1938 (age 80)

Bio: Moshe Safdie is an IsraeliAmerican architect, urban designer, educator, theorist, and author. He is most identified with Habitat 67, which paved the way for his international career.

Known for:

Habitat 67
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Yad Vashem
National Gallery of Canada
Altair

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